Job Description

Strategic opportunity to lead and influence psychological practice in a dynamic, supportive environment.

Salary Range: $108,071 - $152,571

National Office, Wellington.

The Department of Corrections employs approximately 180 Psychologists who work around the country with people on sentences in the community and in custody. Our Psychologists have a strong professional identity and work with the most complex people in our care. This contributes to an exciting and highly interesting career environment with huge opportunity to make a real difference.

This position presents the opportunity to leverage your practise experience and broaden your skill base by moving into a nationally focused role. In this role you will drive the strategic and operational decisions for our Special Treatment Units (STU’s) and ensure consistency of best practice nationally. We have 7 STU's across the department that deliver evidence-based and culturally informed intervention for the highest risk people in the Departments care and are based on principles of therapeutic communities.

In this role you will be using clinical practise knowledge to take a high level strategic approach to influence the direction of STU professional practice. You will be working alongside the Principal Psychologists and custodial staff to support and enhance policy and standards for the provision of quality psychological services. In addition to this you will also focus on responding to the cultural needs of the people in our care, particularly Māori.

Key responsibilities will encompass:

Professional leadership

Professional practice enhancement and support

Strategy and planning

Risk management

Stakeholder engagement

Quality assurance

We are looking for a psychologist with exceptional relationship management skills who can establish credibility to lead, influence and engage with all stakeholders and implement change initiatives. In this influential role you will work with a wide range of people including National Office staff, Regional Management, our exceptional psychological staff and external stakeholders and providers.

This will be a stimulating and highly rewarding role for a registered Psychologist.

Based in our National Office in Wellington, travel throughout New Zealand will be also required on a regular basis.

The British Psychological Society is the representative body for psychology and psychologists in the UK. We are responsible for the development, promotion and application of psychology for the public good. https://www.bps.org.uk/about-us